Houston Christian Huskies vs South Dakota Coyotes Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs South Dakota Coyotes

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, SD

TV: ESPN+

Sanford Coyote Sports Center is the site where the South Dakota Coyotes (1-2) will take on the Houston Christian Huskies (2-0) on Tuesday.

The Houston Christian Huskies faced Western Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 74-67 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Huskies finished with 20 and Western Illinois recorded 15 fouls. They knocked down 1 out of their 11 attempts from 3-point land. Western Illinois went 58.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 24 attempts. Moreover, Western Illinois grabbed 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Illinois doled out 9 assists and had 11 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Houston Christian allowed 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 13 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies converted 8 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Houston Christian wrapped up the game with a 55.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 58) and converted 2 of their 12 three-point shots.

Bubz Alvarez is a player who played a role in this game. He left the arena with 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 32 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He went 58.3% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Houston Christian comes into this matchup with a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Houston Christian is snagging 36.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 39 assists this year, which has them ranked 95th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are connecting on 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (11 of 37) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 91.0 pts per game (73rd in the country) while hitting 54.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are able to force 22.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 47th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 18 surrendered for the season. The Huskies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (43 of 106) and they relinquish 26.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 20.6% from 3-point land while they are 32nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (56.0).

When they last played, the South Dakota Coyotes went home defeated by a final of 87-85 against CSU Fullerton. The Coyotes snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. CSU Fullerton committed 27 personal fouls in this contest which took the Coyotes to the free throw line for a total of 37 attempts. They were able to bury 26 of the free throws for a rate of 70.3%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, South Dakota converted 7 of their 26 attempts (26.9%). When all was said and done, the Coyotes went 26 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. The Coyotes permitted CSU Fullerton to knock down 30 of their 69 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.5% for the contest. They finished shooting 50.0% from distance by going 17 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). In regard to team rebounding, South Dakota permitted CSU Fullerton to pull down 32 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Vince Buzelis pitched in for the Coyotes for the contest. He converted 7 out of 9 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 10 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

South Dakota has a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the year. As an offense, the Coyotes are shooting 50.3% from the floor, which is 83rd in college hoops. South Dakota has totaled 274 pts this season (91.3 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (251st in college) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per contest. The Coyotes commit 18.7 fouls per contest and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The South Dakota defense allows 46.7% on three-point shots (28 of 60) and their opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.7 assists and 27.7 boards per contest, which is 283rd and 31st in D-1. The Coyotes defensively are ranked 296th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 82.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (317th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Dakota

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